Fri, 9/2/22 – Odered Theralogix supplements
Paid $697 for Theralogix supplements and vitamins. Three boxes of capsules looked really weird; the powder inside had areas of brown, instead of being pure white like they always were. Concerned about its safety, I called the company’s customer service, even though it was past 9 pm already. I wasn’t sure if they were working at that time but I didn’t want to wait till the morning. After waiting for a week to finally get my meds, it’s irritating to think they sent me the bad ones, which happened once to my prenatal vitamins ordered from them. Those were oxidized though the pack was sealed and didn’t expire until 2023. I wanted an explanation immediately. I waited for a long time before a lady picked up my phone. She said the meds were fine, their color changed as the manufacturer replaced the white shells with the clear ones. I felt much relieved after her answer. That night I had a good sleep!
Mon, 9/5/22 – Bought new curtains
S agreed with my idea to have new curtains as I hate the blinds we currently have. They make me lazy as it’s just not convenient at all for daily use or cleaning. I rarely open them as some of their strings broke, some got entangled and I have to pull the blinds all the way up if I want full viewing windows. Even so, the blinds still block the top part of the windows and they don’t hang straight which is annoying to see. Also, there’s no easy way to clean them thoroughly by taking them off and cleaning every single strip with a cleaner and a rag, then putting them back on. Plus our blinds are pretty heavy. Moreover, as the blinds cover the windows most of the time, I rarely clean the windows as they aren’t easily accessible.
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Because S has completed installing the new windows, I spent some time looking for curtains. So damn tired of being unable to find the ones I like within our limited budget. Shopping sometimes is such a tortured punishment, especially when you have a champagne taste on a beer budget. I browsed thousands of products. Jesus, the curtains I like are so expensive. Finally found some to save in the list. Ordered sheer white embroidered curtains for the upstairs and sheer brown ones for the downstairs from a website in China as they have the sizes and the styles I want for a reasonable price. The cons are I will have to wait over a month and shorten the hems by myself later. Actually I could ask the seller to do it for me but I want to save the remnant fabrics for a different purpose. I also ordered ivory Boho-influenced curtains on Amazon for my Mannered Gold-painted room – it’s a multi-purpose room but it’s only me using it now. The curtains’ maximum length is just 84” while I need 90”, so I bought an extra pair to add more length to the curtains. Also, they are rod-pocket curtains; therefore, I will redo that part for a pleat style. The repair won’t be fun but I can’t expect more at such an amazing 79% discount price, $21.08 for a set of 2 beautiful panels.
All the windows will have 2 layers of the blackout/darkening curtains and the sheer ones on the inside. They will be double pinch pleats, 90” long, 40” wide for small windows and 78” wide for big ones. For the most part, the total width of the panels should be double the width of the window to provide the beautiful fullness in appearance. I never want the curtains’ combined width to be over 2.5 times the window’s. I would be anxiously overwhelmed to be in an area with too much fabric, especially if the fabric is thick and heavy, unless the house is spacious and has a high ceiling.
Tue, 9/6/22 – Reserved a boarding for Dozer
S and I are going to have a 3 day trip by the end of the month, so I looked for a dog boarding for Dozer. Called one of few places in our area and answered the receptionist’s questions, then was told that they would email me an application form. Having waited for a few days for nothing, I called again, and answered the receptionist’s questions again, and again, was told to receive the form via email, which was finally sent. Looking at the form, I was a bit aggravated as most of the requested information in the form was what I had responded to over the phone. I filled it out and clicked “send”, thinking it was done. Nope, not yet! It just showed that Dozer’s appointment has been booked. I still needed to fill out another form to confirm that appointment. And again, most of the requested information in the form was what I had answered already. Ok, I completed the form and hit “submit”. Wait, I had to create a portal account first. What the heck! Is it necessary to be that complicated? It seemed like I was working for them, not their client. I just needed a place for Dozer, I didn’t need the headache of going through all of this technical process. However, I still created an account, submitted the form and realized that Dozer was booked for two appointments (?!?!). To be able to cancel the wrong one which wasn’t my fault, I had to state a reason for cancelation….Next, I called the facility to make sure all has been set and clarify the vaccinations Dozer would have to get. The lady said he would get D2PP besides Rabies, Bortella and Canine influenza vaccines. I told her Dozer didn’t need D2PP until next December, which was mentioned in all the forms I submitted but for some reasons it was ignored.
Wed, 9/7/22 – Eyes checked
I stopped by LensCrafters for a walk-in eye exam and had an overall pleasant experience. To begin with, I filled out a form which required my personal information and had questions about my vision and general health history. Then I followed a technician to a dark room for the eye test which involved several steps.
First, she gave me the visual acuity test by asking me to read the smallest letters I could and distinguish shapes. Second, I was asked to look into the autoRefractor and focus on (the image of a balloon on the device to measure my prescription. Following that, I got a perimetry test, during which I was asked to look into a machine and detect a series of flashing lights of varying size and brightness without moving my eyes by tapping a button whenever a flash of light was spotted. This test is useful in finding changes in vision and a crucial part of glaucoma diagnosis, a disease that damages your eye’s optic nerve. Then I was seated behind a tonometer and the technician shot a puff of air into my eye while I was looking into a light, which startled me a bit and caused slight discomfort. The test checks the pressure of the eye. After that, she took me to another room where I got a retina exam to evaluate the back of my eyes.
Finally, I was in the optometrist’s room where he told me to sit behind the phoropter machine for a series of refraction assessment. He changed lenses and settings while asking me which image I saw was more clear. This test helps doctors determine the correct prescription to give patients the sharpest vision and also evaluate eye muscles. The optometrist said I just needed single lenses for my shortsightedness for the time being and might need progressive lenses in a few years when I develop farsightedness as well. Progressives provide vision correction at different distances and are designed for addressing presbyopia, an aged-related condition affecting (people 40+ years old) who find it difficult to focus on near objects…
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